What is the fate of a target mRNA that is bound by a RISC complex and miRNA that is perfectly comlementary with the mRNA target (with no mismatches)?
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The target mRNA is cleaved so that no protein is made from the transcript. |
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The ribosome stalls and cannot synthesize a protein. |
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The target mRNA is cleaved but proteins can still be made. |
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The ribosome stalls but makes protein after it recovers. |
Option A,
Once the microRNA (miRNA) molecules are incorporated in the multi-protein RNA-Induced Silencing Complex (RISC) while interacting with their target mRNA, they are capable of suppressing the gene expression through various mechanisms. Generally, they bind to the 3'-UTR i.e the un-translated region of their target mRNAs to destabilize them. A destabilized mRNA does not undergo translational silencing and hence the process of protein production is repressed.
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